Warm Up

Students are introduced to the concept of education as a civil right by first reading Frederick Douglass' 1872 speech entitled “Self-Made Men.”

New Material

Students will select from a folder of Frederick Douglass speeches (see resources listed above)

Practice

Exercise: Students will create a timeline from a folder of events (primary sources) collected throughout the unit and answer the following questions:1. Where did this come from?2.A. Who wrote this? Why? B. Who took this picture? Why?3.Why do you think this is important?4.A. If this was made today what would be different? B. Would it be relevant?5.What can you learn from examining this image or document?